The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-10-12
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

Jones. whose daughter Ira Jeffries had
enticed away from her home in Sewer
County and married.
A colored man named John Ingram,
while under the influence of whisky, rolled
Off the back porch of Little Rock saloon
a few nights ago and broke his neck. The
saloon is located in the midst of great
many negro cabins, but the death of the
unfortunate man so worked on their
nerves that not a man could be found to
watch the corpse until morning.
The tailors' strike at Little Rock shows
no evidence OF weakening. Members OF
the Tailors' Exchange claim that ten or
fifteen of the men have returned to work,
which is denied by the members OF the
union. The cause of the strike is ON nc
count of classification and wages, and the
proprietors claim they are paying all that
their business affords. They also claim
that it is not lockout, and the men quit
work without living them any notice.
The report from the Pulaski County
hospital for the month ending October
is as follows: Number of patients in hos
pital September, 1, "a; number of patients
admitted in hospital during September,
IT; number of births during September,
l; deaths s; total 80. Number of patients
discharged during September, IA; num-
Der of patients in hospital October, ], 30;
total So.
A man named Smith found 81 900 in gold
hidden in an old chimney, near Newport,
and tried to appropriate it, but got locked
up.
The fact that good corn crop has been
made in Pulaski County is demonstrated
by the fact that corn is selling in the ear
at lower rates than for years.
Judge B. d. Turner, for number OF
years Supreme Court reporter of Little
Rock, died in that city few nights ago.
He was well known throughout the State
as a lawyer of much probity, and his de-
mise will be greatly regretted.
The examining trial of B. G. Sherry
and George Harrison, for burning the
post-ofiice at Weimer, was held in the
United States Commissioners Court at
Little Rock last week, and both were held
to await the action of the Federal Grand
Jury in the sum of 81 900 each.
Dink Sneed, who killed Jacob Rhodes in
Grant County, in 1884, was captured a
and was returned to the jail at Little
Rock. Sneed says he has seen an officer
behind every bush or fence he passed since
the deed was committed.
Governor Hughes has offered reward
of 500 for the arrest and conviction of
the parties who robbed the Yell County
treasurer's safe at Danville, January 9,
1887. A party in Texas offered to furnish
evidence to convict the robbers for $500.
It is thought the robbers have been
located and will soon be in the sheriff's
custody.
Edward Kitterwell who was convicted
of selling whisky without license in Wood
ruff County and fined $1,400 in August,
1885, and who has been paying his fine by
service on the county farm, has been par
doned by the Governor. The fines were
remitted, but no costs.
The Governor has remitted a fine of 5000
assessed against lad named j. E. Parker,
of CarroIlton, Carroll County, convicted
of destroying an insulator on the tele-
phone line of the Eureka Springs & Har
rison Company. From the facts in the
case, and from a petition numerously
signed, together with the jury that tried
the case, and several county officers, and
in consideration of the youth of Parker,
the good character of his aged father,
who is minister, the Governor remitted
the fine, but not the costs of the trial.
Cotton is being marketed at lively
rate, yet many farmers are "holding back"
This is very good time to "hold back"
as the prices can't go much lower and
there is a probability of rise.
The assessors books of Clay County
show 2,097 persons liable to taxation, with
a total valuation of personal property
$3.50, 1927, with an Increase of $69,037 over
1886.
A man named Ferguson was found dead
on the roadside, between the villages OF
Honduras and Calhoun in Columbia Coun-
ty, recently. Appoplexy was the cause OF
his death.
At recent meeting of the Clay County
Wheel, prohibition plank was made
part of the platform by vote Of eleven to
three.
Joe Balentine, deputy city marshal OF
Alma, has been found guilty of man
slaughter and sent to the penitentiary for
two years.
Several legal lights of Little Rock, whose
assessments were raised by the Board OF
Equalization, win contest the consttu
tionaity of that board.
Governor Hughes has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to represent Arkansas
at the Western Waterways convention,
which meets in Memphis, October 20, viz.
Major John ID. Adams, delegate from the
State-at-large; Major John J. Horner,
Helena General d. Fl. Reynolds, Lake
Village; James Murphy, Arkansas City;
Hon. w. #. Slemmons, Monticello; Robert
Craig, Major Jas. II. Robinson, Lake Viii
lage; DIR. @. M. Taylor, South Bend: Major
J. 7. W. Tillar, Tillar station; James A.
Gibson, De Witt; Colonel J. p. Eagle,
Lonoke; NJ. L. Bell, j. NJ. Hudson, w. p.
iuf po
Clarendon: Major Sam l.. Block, VIM. NJ.
Mays, Sam r. Poynter, Indian Bay; Cap
tain John w. Hesse, Lotour; Hon. r. j.
Crittendon, DR.. McGavock, Mr.. Barton,
Marion; DIR. Geo. b. Peters, B. d. McCul-
iough, Colonel J. NJ. Hewitt, Mariana;
Colonel Allen Polk, DIR. II. NJ. Grant,
Hon. p o. Thweatt, Helena; Mr.. Edring-
ton Memphis; Major William II.
Govan, Duncan; Hon. Fred Kramer
Geo. H. Sanders, L. c. Balch, J. f.
Williams, and Captain j. X. Miller, Little
Rock; Hon. John b. Driver, Osceola;
Hons. John Parham, l.. r. Featherstone,
st. Francis County; Messrs. Norton, J.
w. Wynne, Geo. Taylor and Colonel Van
B. lizard, Forrest City; John w. Killough,
j. w. Levesque, Vanndale; L. +. Brown,
VIM. +. Cate, Jonesboro; Ben It. Crowley,
Hon. l.. L. Mack. Gainesville. These ap-
pointments complete the list with the ex-
ception of few more delegates from
Mississippi County.
Cotton picking progresses favorably.
The Governor has commuted the death
sentence of Andrew Fry to twenty-one
years in the penitentiary at hard labor.
The petition for pardon was signed by
number of citizens, together with the
officers Of Woodruff County, whore the
crime OF murder was committed for which
Fry was condemned. He would have been
executed next month.
A suit was filed in the Pulaski Circuit
Court recently against the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain a Southern railroad by thirty
seven persons, who claim In the aggre-
gate $4,000 for damages sustained on
July 8 by alleged unnecessary detention
at Newport.
John s. McNeal an old resideut died In